Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
+$257B
Cap. Flow
-$149M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,700
Reduced
1,395
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NSC icon
51
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$62.8B
$557M 0.22% 3,102,773 -31,114 -1% -$5.59M
WELL icon
52
Welltower
WELL
$113B
$550M 0.21% 6,063,515 +108,854 +2% +$9.87M
DHR icon
53
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$546M 0.21% 3,777,683 -158,040 -4% -$22.8M
UNP icon
54
Union Pacific
UNP
$133B
$540M 0.21% 3,336,461 +14,486 +0.4% +$2.35M
ORCL icon
55
Oracle
ORCL
$635B
$530M 0.21% 9,633,895 +985,923 +11% +$54.2M
IBM icon
56
IBM
IBM
$227B
$520M 0.2% 3,572,869 +78,736 +2% +$11.4M
MDLZ icon
57
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$505M 0.2% 9,136,334 -35,980 -0.4% -$1.99M
BA icon
58
Boeing
BA
$177B
$504M 0.2% 1,323,761 -35,304 -3% -$13.4M
RDS.B
59
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$493M 0.19% 8,236,245 +310,086 +4% +$18.6M
FIS icon
60
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$36.5B
$488M 0.19% 3,677,482 +885,897 +32% +$118M
EQR icon
61
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.3B
$479M 0.19% 5,549,761 +954 +0% +$82.3K
TGT icon
62
Target
TGT
$43.6B
$478M 0.19% 4,471,029 -4,797 -0.1% -$513K
MS icon
63
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$468M 0.18% 10,963,093 -85,630 -0.8% -$3.65M
AMGN icon
64
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
$465M 0.18% 2,403,614 +2,635 +0.1% +$510K
VLO icon
65
Valero Energy
VLO
$47.2B
$462M 0.18% 5,418,710 +7,766 +0.1% +$662K
RDS.A
66
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$461M 0.18% 7,830,142 -102,637 -1% -$6.04M
AVB icon
67
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
$451M 0.18% 2,092,875 +8,865 +0.4% +$1.91M
MPC icon
68
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$449M 0.17% 7,390,253 -127,091 -2% -$7.72M
TRV icon
69
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.1B
$440M 0.17% 2,958,235 -14,423 -0.5% -$2.14M
DAL icon
70
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$431M 0.17% 7,475,154 -259,906 -3% -$15M
ACN icon
71
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$427M 0.17% 2,221,843 +57,990 +3% +$11.2M
HSBC icon
72
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$425M 0.17% 11,095,562 +34,035 +0.3% +$1.3M
BABA icon
73
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
$421M 0.16% 2,516,225 -25,678 -1% -$4.29M
COST icon
74
Costco
COST
$418B
$418M 0.16% 1,451,443 +35,695 +3% +$10.3M
SBAC icon
75
SBA Communications
SBAC
$22B
$417M 0.16% 1,730,281 -2,548 -0.1% -$614K